Aksal, Fahriye Altınay Near East University - Faculty of Education, Turkey , Gazi, Zehra Altınay Near East University - Faculty of Education, Turkey , Bahçelerli, Nesrin Menemenci Near East University - School of Tourism Hotel Management, Turkey

Practice of Connectivism As Learning Theory: Enhancing Learning Process Through Social Networking Site (Facebook)

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The impact of the digital age within learning and social interaction has been growing rapidly. The realm of digital age and computer mediated communication requires reconsidering instruction based on collaborative interactive learning process and socio-contextual experience for learning. Social networking sites such as facebook can help create group space for digital dialogue to inform, question and challenge within a frame of connectivism as learning theory within the digital age. The aim of this study is to elaborate the practice of connectivism as learning theory in terms of internship course. Facebook group space provided social learning platform for dialogue and negotiation beside the classroom learning and teaching process in this study. The 35 internship students provided self-reports within a frame of this qualitative research. This showed how principles of theory practiced and how this theory and facebook group space contribute learning, selfleadership, decision making and reflection skills. As the research reflects a practice of new theory based on action research, learning is not individualistic attempt in the digital age as regards the debate on learning in digital age within a frame of connectivism.

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Connectivism , digital age , interaction , online , social learning , selfleadership

Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences

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